MAGICAL ORB

This tutorial is designed for beginners who are eager to explore the world of Houdini. We'll start with a comprehensive overview of the Houdini interface, delving into its unique procedural approach and philosophical underpinnings. Through practical exercises in simple procedural modeling, such as creating a brick wall and scattered pebbles, you'll grasp the fundamental concepts that make Houdini so powerful. We'll also cover essential modeling operations, including Boolean operations and poly extrude, why use VEX or VOPs.

Building on the foundational knowledge, we'll then transition to more advanced techniques. You'll learn to create a magical orb effect using a straightforward setup, and then explore the power of PDG to generate variations and manage over 600 million particles without overloading your computer. This hands-on experience will demonstrate Houdini's capabilities in handling complex simulations and large datasets.

Finally, we'll introduce you to Solaris and Karma for rendering, and then move on to DaVinci Resolve for compositing.